Liam Payne opens up about fatherhood and spills on holding baby son Bear with girlfriend Cheryl for the very first time: 'What do I do?!'

NEW dad Liam Payne has opened up about the moment that he held his newborn son Bear for the first time.

Liam Payne has opened up about holding his son for the first time [Wenn]

Former One Direction singer Liam Payne welcomed his first child with girlfriend Cheryl on 22 March.

And while stateside promoting his debut solo material, Strip That Down, Liam has continued to open up about fatherhood.

It's been reported that the 23-year-old gushed in a recent interview about holding his baby son for the first time, saying: "I’m massively on diaper duty. I’d never even had younger cousins or anything, I jumped right in.

Inside Cheryl and Liam Payne's relationship

The speculation around the romance between One Direction's Liam Payne and X Factor judge Cheryl Fernandez-Versini has been huge – now the pair have finally confirmed they are dating we take a look at the pop star couple's relationship timeline

Liam Payne shared a heartfelt message to Cheryl on Mother's Day [Liam Payne/Instagram]

Is this little Bear Payne?[Twitter]

And now the former One Direction singer has confirmed what everyone suspected; an eye tattoo on his arm IS of girlfriend Cheryl.